{"id":868,"date":"2013-09-21T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/?p=868"},"modified":"2021-08-10T10:25:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T09:25:08","slug":"maristaeli-luni-100-years-of-naval-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/?p=868&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"MARISTAELI Luni &#8211; 100 years of Naval Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year the Italian Navy celebrated 100 years since the birth of Naval Aviation, born in June 1913 to manage seaplanes embarked on board the ships of the Royal Italian Navy.<br \/>\n3 open days were scheduled in 3 different bases. The only one close enough was MARISTAELI Luni, the helicopter base near La Spezia.<\/p>\n<p>AgustaWestland AW101, ASW version<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3701_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>AW101, assault version<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3691_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>AW101 cockpit<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3694_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>AgustaWestland NH-90, ASW version<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3722_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>NH-90 cockpit<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3705_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>NH-90 SONAR station<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3704_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Coast Guard Agusta-Bell AB412<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3712_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>What remains of an Agusta-Sikorsky ASH-3D Sea King<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3742_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The base&#8217;s gate guardians:<br \/>\nAgusta-Bell AB47J<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3668_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3681_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Agusta-Bell AB204<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3669_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Agusta-Bell AB47G on a monument to remember Admiral Giovanni Fiorini, one of the founders of the current Naval Aviation<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3736_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>AW101 first prototype<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3740_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Some pics from the base guided visit:<br \/>\nEgress Training Simulator, used to train pilots to escape a wrecked helicopter in case of ditching<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3686_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Mirach 70 target drone<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3672_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Marshaller uniform<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3674_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>AB47J made with welded tubes<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3688_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The base&#8217;s clocktower, built with SH-34 rotor blades and gearbox<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3690_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>RC model&#8230; err&#8230; drone<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3728_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Propeller which commemorates the previous owner of the airport, the Italian Air Force<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/coppfold\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/_MG_3746_210913.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year the Italian Navy celebrated 100 years since the birth of Naval Aviation, born in June 1913 to manage seaplanes embarked on board the ships of the Royal Italian Navy. 3 open days were scheduled in 3 different bases. The only one close enough was MARISTAELI Luni, the helicopter base near La Spezia. AgustaWestland &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/?p=868&#038;lang=en\" class=\"more-link\">Continua la lettura di <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MARISTAELI Luni &#8211; 100 years of Naval Aviation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[24,1055,1059,34,1065,1063,1061,1057,1067],"class_list":["post-868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotting-report","tag-aircraft","tag-avgeek","tag-aviation","tag-helicopter","tag-luni","tag-marina","tag-navy","tag-planespotting","tag-sarzana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":869,"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868\/revisions\/869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golfvictorspotting.it\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}